https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/09/28/America-Land-of-the-Obese-Needs-Bigger-Caskets.aspxMany families are unaware their relatives will need a special coffin until a funeral director measures the body and informs them. Some are cremating bodies to avoid the extra expense of a larger coffin and vault, which can run as high as $20,000. HoweverenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)